My mother was born in Montreal to two non-naturalized Italian parents, who were only temporarily in the country and waiting to become US citizens. They were naturalized as US citizens in the following decade. I seem to qualify under section 4, but the only thing that is not consistent was that I am not born in the same country as my mother. However, if citizenship is to flow by blood, she never renounced her citizenship and was "born" with it, so this shouldn't affect my eligibility, correct?

unfortunately she did, does that really cut off the line? she was born canadian and became american so i thought that she never technically even had an italian citizenship that she lose by becoming american

Your father can reacquire his citizenship through a simple procedure begun at the consulate and continued during a brief trip to Italy. You mother can obtain citizenship through him as his spouse. You would need to reside italy for three years.

There is one additional possibility. When did your parents marry, and was it before or after your father naturalized.

Ok, then the only way for you is the residency route. Since your father was Italian (and this can easily be proven) you are entitled to expedited citizenship, which means a three-year residency rather than the normal ten. Check with your consulate on specifics in terms of visas and paperwork. I don't believe you will be permitted to work there, but you can attend school. Best of luck to you.

Thank you again for your help. I have an appointment for next year in the NYC consulate, do you think I should discuss it then or is there a faster route to speak with them? I will be in Italy this summer - is there an authority i can start the process with?

Also, since the required documents for category 4 don't ask for mother's naturalization forms, is it even worth bringing all the documents to them that I have prepared? Or will the fact that my mother's birth certificate is in Canada prompt them to ask about her naturalization.

The reason they don't ask for your mother's naturalization documents is because she was not born in Italy. Her Canadian birth certificate will most definitely prompt them to ask for proof that she never naturalized in the US. I'm not too familiar with the three-year naturalization process, but I don't think it's necessary to wait for a year to get things started.

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